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2 hrs ago | Bangor Daily News

Veterans from five wars to join panel at Portland screening of 'Welcome to Lee, Maine'

When a stranger thanks Sgt. Nathaniel Grace of the Maine Army National Guard for his service, he makes it a point to return the gratitude.

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Related Topix: Maine, Portland, ME, Lee, ME, US Military

6 hrs ago | Statecollege.com

Memorial Day 2013: Helping Service Members Facing Difficult Transition to Civilian Life

When American servicemen return home after serving in foreign countries or at a domestic military base thousands of miles away, friends and family are almost always anxiously waiting for their arrival.

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Related Topix: US Military, Port Matilda, PA

Tue May 21, 2013

Ruidoso News

Federal assistance deal made for NM disasters

Streamlined military assistance to New Mexico during wildfires and other major disasters will be available from the U.S. Department of Defense through a new agreement between the state and D.O.D. "This agreement has the potential to save lives," Gov.

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Related Topix: Department of Defense, US News, Susana Martinez, US Governors, US Military

Business Journal

Arizona companies up for Department of Defense award

Two Arizona companies have been selected as finalists for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

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Related Topix: Department of Defense, US News, Arizona, US Military

Alabama Live

National Guard footage shows devastation at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla.

Members of the 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team fuel vehicles before heading to the tordado ravaged area of Moore, Okla.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Military, Moore, OK, Mary Fallin, US Governors, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, US Air Force

Examiner.com

Oklahoma National Guard already on the ground in Moore

Last night, as the news of the death and destruction emerged from the two-mile-wide tornado that hit Moore, Okla., the Oklahoma National Guard was already mobilizing to assist.

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Related Topix: US Military, Moore, OK

The Garden City Telegram

Furloughs to hit military workers

Kansas military officials are juggling schedules and changing plans to accommodate furloughs of more than 6,000 civilian employees because of federal budget cuts.

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Related Topix: Kansas, US Military, US Army, Fort Riley, Fort Leavenworth, Command and General Staff College, Combined Arms Center

WDSU-TV New Orleans

Oklahoma tornado death toll expected to rise

A massive, howling tornado pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, chewing up homes and businesses, and severely damaging a hospital and two elementary schools.

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KSEE-TV Fresno

Wine Fire Forces School Evacuation

A fire outside of Reedley broke out around 1 o'clock on Monday. Explosive materials nearby weren't the only things CALFIRE was concerned with.

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Related Topix: Reedley, CA

Mon May 20, 2013

Saipan Tribune

More somber Memorial Week with 2 Guam soldiers' deaths

The death of two Guam soldiers in Afghanistan on Thursday makes the Marianas' observance of Memorial Week more somber than it already is, according to Gov.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Memorial Day, Holidays, US Military, World News, Afghanistan,

U.S. Department of Defense

Face of Defense: Guard Service Leads Airman to Extremes

Air Force Staff Sgt. Sophia Mantzouris of the 386th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron said she knew she wanted to enlist on active duty from the time she was a little girl, but a friend steered her toward the Air National Guard.

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Related Topix: US Military, US News, US Air Force

The Marion Star

S.C. Gov. Haley's husband home for a short leave

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, left, comforts her son, Nalin, and daughter, Rena, as her husband, Michael, deploys to Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: Nikki Haley, US Governors, Ehrhardt, SC, US Military

Sun May 19, 2013

The Oregonian

Two Oregon Army National Guardsmen honored in grueling Best Warrior Competition

Specialist Benjamin Herrmann, Oregon Army National Guard, emerges from the water while completing in the Region VI Best Warrior Competition at Camp Rilea, Warrenton Ore.

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Related Topix: US Military, Warrenton, OR

OregonLive.com

Oregon Air Guard, Air Force, seek to add, expand fighter jet training space over Oregon

An Oregon Air Guard F-15 on the tarmac at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls. Oregon Air National Guard F-15s would be able to fly over expanded controlled airspaces and, in one case, lower in an existing zone, under a proposal being launched today by the National Guard Bureau and the Air Force.

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Related Topix: Oregon, US Military, US News, US Air Force, Kingsley Field, Tillamook, OR

Air Force Times

Reforms unveiled for Arizona National Guard

The Arizona National Guard's top officer has unveiled more than a dozen reforms as the organization wades through sexual abuse, drug trafficking and abuse of power allegations.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Arizona Government, US Military, Drugs, US Governors, Jan Brewer

Patch.com

Bolingbrook Soldier Receives Hero's Welcome from Neighbors

Heritage Creek subdivision in Bolingbrook welcomed back one of its residents Thursday night from a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: Bolingbrook, IL, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military, Naperville, IL

The Tennessean

Sumner men graduate military training

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

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Related Topix: US Military, US News, US Air Force, Fort Benning, US Army

Sat May 18, 2013

WBNS

Furloughs May Affect Ohio National Guard

About 1,800 civilian employees of the Ohio Guard may be required to take 11 unpaid days off under the Department of Defense budget-cutting plan.

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Related Topix: US Military, Department of Defense, US News

Charleston Gazette

Charleston Police praised for support of veterans

Charleston police officers Cpl. Jeff Setser and Sgt. Nick Null were both called to active duty in Iraq while working for the city.

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Related Topix: Charleston, WV, US Military, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, US Marine Corps

Star Tribune

Minnesota National Guard launches its $3.9 million drone facility

The Shadow, an unmanned aerial vehicle commonly known as a drone, roars to life on the video screen like a powerful snowmobile before it's launched into the skies on a catapult.

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Related Topix: US Military, US News, Federal Aviation Administration